Tarceva Dosage

I have been on the 150 mg of Tarceva since Feb. 05. Rash on the face at the beginning and then it pretty much went away. Blisters on the toes and slight rash on my hands and other areas of the body. Splits and cracks in the skin on the fingertips.
Then the rash got real bad on my scalp and turned into that big scab you described. Going down to 100 mg, using an antibiotic pill and cream...I don't know what made the scalp scab go away. Went back up to the 150 dose and the scab is back on the scalp. Not as bad as it was...yet! Sores inside the nose too which have been there on and off for months. I will live with them...there is no other choice, the pill has shrunk the tumors to nothing. I'm happy even if there are side effects.
Hope it is working for your father.

I'm so happy it is working for you and shrinking your tumors..
How long after you went back on the 150 mg dosage did the rash come back? Wondering if my dad may not be out of the woods with the rash yet? It's been two weeks he is back on 150mg...

It has been about 5-6 weeks since I went back to the 150 mg from the 100 mg. I was on an antibiotic right around Christmas for a sinus infection and I think it made the small amount of rash that had begun to appear on my head again, disappear. Now that I'm done with the antibiotic, it is coming back pretty bad again. My Dr said it is OK to skip a day or 2 of the Tarceva, but I have done that and it didn't seem to help much.

Hi
I just read your message about splits on your
fingers and toes. I have been using liquid
bandaid. You will find it in the first aid section of the drug store. You apply it like
nail polish. You have to keep reapplying, but
it does work. I am on 150 mg of tarceva
Hang in there
Vette